Valiquett was an associate of Raynald Desjardins and his brother-in-law Joe Di Maulo who police suspect had rebelled against Vito Rizzuto while the reputed boss was serving a prison term in the United States.

Vito Rizzuto was released from prison last year but while doing his time son Nick Jr. was whacked in 2009 and father Nicolo in 2010.

Desjardins was the target of an attempted hit in September 2011, and Di Maulo was whacked in November 2012.

Mob watchers suspect Desjardins and his supposed breakaway group is backed by the 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia in its bid to take over the drug trade from the Rizzuto clan which is part of Cosa Nostra or the Sicilian Mafia.

Desjardins currently is in prison awaiting trial for his alleged role in the November 2011 slaying of ex-Bonanno boss Salvatore "Sal the Ironworker" Montagna who police suspect had allied himself with the breakaway group until the relationship soured.

11/24/2012

Reputed Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto has been subpoenaed to appear before the
Charbonneau Commission which is probing corruption allegations in the
award of public contracts in the construction industry as reported by CTV: "several
businessmen and city engineers testified at the Charbonneau Commission
that Rizzuto was at the centre of a widespread scheme of kickbacks and
collusion responsible for inflating the cost of government
infrastructure projects by as much as 30 per cent."

Vito Rizzuto was released from a U.S. prison last month after serving several years on a racketeering
conviction involving the 1981 murders of three Bonanno
capos in New York City, and while the reputed boss was doing time all hell broke loose in Montreal including hits against Vito's son Nick Jr. in 2009 and family patriarch Nicolo in 2010.

Some mob watchers suspect that former Bonanno boss Salvatore "Sal the Ironworker" Montagna joined with 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia clans from
New York City and Ontario in a bid to topple the Rizzuto clan.

Montagna was whacked in November 2011, and several suspected Rizzuto associates,
including Raynald Desjardins, were charged last December for their
alleged roles in the Montagna slaying. Desjardins was the target of an attempted hit in September
2011, and he also has been called to testify before the
Charbonneau Commission. Earlier this month Desjardins' brother-in-law Joe DiMaulo was murdered. The buzz from some is that Desjardins and DiMaulo betrayed Rizzuto while in prison by attempting to negotiate a power sharing agreement with the interloping Montagna which broke down.

The ongoing Mafia war largely is for control over the cocaine trade in Montreal and NYC.

11/15/2012

The funeral mass for slain mobster Joe DiMaulo was held yesterday in Montreal, QB Canada, and among those who sent flowers was Raynald Desjardins "who is currently in jail, charged with first-degree murder in last year's killing of 40-year-old Salvatore Montagna" as reported by Paul Cherry for The Gazette:

Desjardins was Di Maulo's brother-in-law. In 2011, both men are believed
to have teamed up with Montagna on an aggressive campaign to take
control over the Mafia in Montreal while Vito Rizzuto was serving a
10-year sentence in the U.S. for a racketeering conviction involving
three murders. Montagna had briefly been the interim leader of the
Bonanno crime family in New York.

Vito Rizzuto was released from prison last month, and upon his return to the City of Saints apparently has become obsessed with security including the acquisition of a $100,000 armored vehicle in
which to jaunt about town. The reputed mob boss may have good reason to fear for his life. While Vito was doing time his son Nick Jr. was whacked in 2009 and father Nicolo in 2010.

11/05/2012

The latest casualty in the Mafia war in Montreal, QB Canada is Joe DiMaulo who was found murdered last night outside a suburban residence as reported by CBC News.

DiMaulo was a long-time ally of the Rizzuto clan whose reputed boss Vito Rizzuto was released from a U.S. prison just last month.

While Vito was doing time 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia clans from
New York City and Ontario launched a war against his Sicilian clan
which knocked out son Nick Jr. in 2009 and father Nicolo in 2010. Former Bonanno boss Salvatore "Sal the Ironworker" Montagna joined the Calabrian clans in their challenge to the Rizzuto clan, and he was whacked in November 2011. Several suspected Rizzuto associates, including Raynald Desjardins, were charged last December for their alleged roles in the Montagna slaying. Desjardins is the brother-in-law of DiMaulo, and himself was the target of an attempted hit in September 2011.

Vito Rizzuto apparently has become obsessed with security upon his return to Montreal, and reportedly has acquired a $100,000 armored vehicle in which to jaunt about town.

The pissing match among rival mob clans largely is for control over the cocaine trade in Montreal and NYC.

There are "reports that Desjardins and DiMaulo might have had a falling out with Rizzuto after they angled for his job" while the reputed Montreal Mafia boss was serving his time as reported by Brian Daly for QMI Agency.